Senior Controls Engineer, Robotics & Vision

Form Energy is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer for its Robotics & Vision team in Weirton, WV. The role involves the design, development, and deployment of industrial control systems for manufacturing iron-air batteries. Candidates should have experience in robotics and vision systems. The position offers opportunities to lead projects and mentor junior engineers as part of a rapidly growing team focused on innovative energy storage solutions.

Are you ready to build America’s energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We’re revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what’s possible, we’re giving clean energy a whole new form!

In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a “Best Invention”, MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company To Watch”, and Fast Company as “One of the Next Big Things In Tech”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you’ve come to the right place.

Role DescriptionWe are looking for a senior level controls engineer to join the Manufacturing Control and Execution Systems - Robotics & Vision team. In this role you will be responsible for design, development, and deployment of novel equipment used to manufacture Form Energy’s Iron-Air battery. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a mission critical team that owns control and execution systems throughout their lifecycle including design, development, deployment, and sustaining.

Reporting to our Senior Controls Engineering Manager, Manufacturing Control and Execution Systems, you will be part of a quickly-growing manufacturing control and execution systems team. You will have opportunities in this role to lead efforts to design and develop innovative solutions, as we work together to deploy manufacturing equipment control and execution systems and to make continuous improvements to our equipment, processes, and systems.

Bringing your significant experience in robotics and vision system design, development, and deployment; you will work closely with a variety of teams, both technical and operational, at Form Factory 1.

What you'll do:Responsible for design, development, and deployment of industrial control and execution systems under the direction of staff level robotics & vision controls engineers

Serve as a technical lead on Robotics & Vision projects, coordinating with controls engineers for Automation, Electrical and Instrumentation, and SCADA to assure all technical

SCADA/HMI Systems

IPC and Panel PC setup and deployment (Nice to Have)

Robotics

Vision

Electrical

Review/Redline/Read Electrical Schematics (Re